Portrait of Tito from 1961
Josip Broz (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Јосип Броз, pronounced [jǒsip brôːz]; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (/ˈtiːtoʊ/; Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: Тито, pronounced [tîto]), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions of national leadership from 1943 until his death in 1980. During World War II, he was the leader of the Yugoslav Partisans, often regarded as the most effective resistance movement in German-occupied Europe. He also served as the president of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from 14 January 1953 until his death on 4 May 1980.
He was married four times (records for one marriage were destroyed) and had several extramarital affairs and fathered more than ten legitimate and illegitimate children.
During his time in prison, he learned Esperanto.
Alternate versions of Josip Broz Tito have been discovered throughout the multiverse:
- Josip Broz Tito, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (Hitler's Win)
- Josip Broz Tito (How many Sixes does Adolf Nazi have to Roll?)
- Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (The Hammer, The Sickle, The Earth)